West Virginia 2026 Session Status: Introduced 7 R cosponsors

HB 4629 — Relating to medical cessation treatment and research

Last action — To Health and Human Resources

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2026 Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Relating to medical cessation treatment and research

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

3 added · 8 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes to Bill HB 4629 update its title and clarify its intention. They have removed references to an earlier bill (HB 2026) and emphasized that the new bill focuses on providing exemptions for individuals aged eighteen to twenty-one involved in tobacco cessation programs or research. This matters because it highlights a targeted effort to support young people in quitting tobacco under medical supervision, which could lead to better health outcomes for that age group.

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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Introduced House Bill 4629 By Delegates Akers, McCormick, Chiarelli, Rohrbach, Amos, Worrell, and Hite [Introduced January 21, 2026;
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION ENGROSSED House Bill 4629 By Delegates Akers, McCormick, Chiarelli, Rohrbach, Amos, Worrell, and Hite [Introduced January 21, 2026;
referred to the Committee on Health and Human Resources] Intr HB 2026R3138 A BILL to amend and reenact §16-9A-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to medical cessation treatment and research;
referred to the Committee on Health and Human Resources] Eng HB 4629 A BILL to amend and reenact §16-9A-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to medical cessation treatment and research;
Upon any subsequent violation at the same location or operating unit, the firm, corporation, or business Intr HB 2026R3138 entity or the individual shall be fined as follows:
Upon any subsequent violation at the same location or operating unit, the firm, corporation, or business Eng HB 4629 entity or the individual shall be fined as follows:
NOTE:
The purpose of this bill is to provide exemptions for distribution to individuals between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one for the purpose of tobacco cessation and/or research in a sanctioned medically supervised program.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
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Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. To Health and Human Resources

  3. Introduced in House

  4. To Health and Human Resources

  5. Markup Discussion

  6. Do pass

  7. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  8. Read 1st time

  9. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  10. Read 2nd time

  11. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  12. Read 3rd time

  13. Passed House (Roll No. 38)

  14. Effective from passage (Roll No. 39)

  15. Communicated to Senate

  16. Introduced in Senate

  17. To Health and Human Resources

  18. To Health and Human Resources

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (145)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 4629 do?
Relating to medical cessation treatment and research
Who sponsors HB 4629?
HB 4629 is sponsored by James Robert "JB" Akers II (Republican), David McCormick (Republican), Geno Chiarelli (Republican), Matthew Rohrbach (Republican), Michael Amos (Republican), Evan Worrell (Republican), and Michael Hite (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 4629?
This bill died with 2026 Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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